J.C.Staff

J.C.Staff Co.,Ltd. (株式会社ジェー・シー・スタッフ, Kabushiki-gaisha Jei Shi Sutaffu), is a Japanese animation studio founded in January 1986 by Tomoyuki Miyata, who previously worked at Tatsunoko Productions. Their first release was the three episode OVA Yōtōden, in 1987. They have produced several well-known anime series including Hajime Kanzaka's Slayers and Lost Universe series, Battle Vixens: Ikki Tousen, Revolutionary Girl Utena, Excel Saga, Shingetsutan Tsukihime, Shakugan no Shana, Toaru Majutsu no Index, Toaru Kagaku no Railgun, Honey and Clover, Alien Nine, Azumanga Daioh, Toradora!, Zero No Tsukaima, and numerous others.

Since 2005, the majority of their works have been directed by Takashi Watanabe, Ken'ichi Kasai, and Yoshiaki Iwasaki. The company suffered some damage during the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake.